When was the last time you saw a 18 year old girl without her iPhone next to her? We are rarely seen without our phones next to us. Our brains don’t like feeling disconnected from what is going on in the world, whether in our small social circle or worldwide. Even while driving, we hate to be away from our phones. The Center for Disease control and prevention states: “Each day in the United States, more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.1 Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving”("Distracted Driving”). So many motor vehicle deaths were caused by someone being distracted by something while drive, most of that can be related to our cell phones. Our impatiences causes us to put those on the road at risk. While I believe the internet plays a huge role in our lives and how we process things, our cell phones may be just to blame for the
When was the last time you saw a 18 year old girl without her iPhone next to her? We are rarely seen without our phones next to us. Our brains don’t like feeling disconnected from what is going on in the world, whether in our small social circle or worldwide. Even while driving, we hate to be away from our phones. The Center for Disease control and prevention states: “Each day in the United States, more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.1 Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving”("Distracted Driving”). So many motor vehicle deaths were caused by someone being distracted by something while drive, most of that can be related to our cell phones. Our impatiences causes us to put those on the road at risk. While I believe the internet plays a huge role in our lives and how we process things, our cell phones may be just to blame for the